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Last updated on 2023-02-28.

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Sara Lieber

I’m a PhD student in the Social Psychology Program at the University of Oregon. My research focuses on using psychological interventions to promote environmentally-responsible consumer behaviors. I have a passion for using data analysis to organize empirical information in ways that give us insights into the world.

Education

PhD, Social Psychology, expected Summer 2023

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

2016-2023

MA, Social Psychology

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

2014-2016

BS, Chemistry

University of North Texas

Denton, TX

2009-2013

Selected Positions

Research Scientist

Advisor: Dr. Gerard Saucier

University of Oregon

2016-2023

  • Examined how psychological interventions can best be applied to promote environmentally-responsible consumer behaviors
  • Conducted all aspects of the independent research process, including pre-registration, development of methods and analysis plans, and literature reviews
  • Used various statistical analysis tools, incl. regression and classification methods, principal components analysis, and multilevel modeling

Graduate Statistics Instructor

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

2018-2023

  • Taught R language to introductory audiences
  • Covered topics incl. data cleaning, data visualization, regression analyses & diagnostics, bootstrapping, network analysis, and more

Undergraduate Statistics Instructor

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

2014-2016

  • Taught SPSS to introductory audiences
  • Explained statistical concepts in ways that were easy to understand for large audiences
  • Covered topics incl. describing data, hypothesis testing, t-tests, ANOVA, regression analyses, interpreting interactions, and more

Sample Lessons

Data Visualization

Basics of data visualization using the ggplot2 package in R. See sample lesson here.

University of Oregon

Regression Diagnostics

How to perform regression diagnostics when using multiple linear regression analyses. See sample lesson here.

University of Oregon

Network Analysis

Fundamental concepts related to performing network analyses on community data. See sample lesson here.

University of Oregon

Machine Learning

Basics of machine learning analyses, including the concepts of overfitting, cross-validation, and regression & classification learning methods. See sample lesson here.

University of Oregon

Selected Presentations

An Analysis of a Social Psychology Approach to Improving Pro-environmental Behaviors

Performed a literature review of currently used social psychology methods for promoting pro-environmental behaviors. Identified areas for potential improvements and suggested future changes that could improve their efficacy. See presentation here.

University of Oregon

Perspective Taking: Motivation and Impediment to Shared Reality

An analysis of the connection between perspective taking and the concept of shared reality. See paper here.

University of Oregon

Unpopular Norms Among Undergraduate Students

An examination of the peculiar phenomenon of unpopular norms among undergraduate students. See presentation here.

University of Oregon

Weak Emission-Line Quasars in the Context of a Modified Baldwin Effect

An empirical examination of the properties of weak emission-line quasars, which are high-energy objects that existed in the early universe. See paper here.

University of North Texas